‘Mum was in tears’: Sam Konstas reveals parents’ reaction after getting called up in Australia squad for BGT | Cricket News

Australian batter Sam Konstas who was called up to the squad for the remaining two Border Gavaskar Trophy matches against India said he got the news when he was at net practice.
“I was actually in the nets when I got the call from George Bailey, and he told me I was in the Test squad. “I was so thrilled. I called my parents straight away and and they were very emotional,” the teen said.
“Mum was in tears; I was trying not to cry and Dad was super proud. It’s been an amazing journey with all the ups and downs. I am very grateful for their sacrifices,” he added.

“Mum was in tears, I was trying not to cry.”
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The teenage prospect, who replaced Nathan McSweeney in the squad, had scored an impressive ton against India representing the Prime Miner’s XI earlier this month in the warm-up game at Canberra.
“Sam gets a call up to the Test squad for the first time. His style of batting offers a point of difference and we look forward to watching his game develop further. We remain confident Nathan (McSweeney) has the ability and temperament to succeed at Test level in the future. It was a difficult decision to leave him out. It has clearly been a challenge at the top of the order for batters throughout the series and we want to provide the option of a different lineup for the next two matches,” selector Bailey had said on Friday.

In addition to the change in the batting department, with Josh Hazlewood getting ruled out of the series with an injury the selectors named West Australian Jhye Richardson as replacement.

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